Dr. Ravetch dissects the cellular and molecular mechanisms that govern the generation of antibody specificity and the translation of that specificity into cellular responses. By identifying the genetic components that cause immune system cells to respond to specific antibodies, Dr. Ravetch hopes to gain a better understanding of how a functioning immune system protects organisms from invaders, and how a dysfunctional immune system attacks the body’s own tissues.

Light lunch served

Co-Sponsored by the Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, the Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine and the Center for AIDS Research